Weather Channel Jamz
My wife has gotten me into the habit of checking the Weather Channel in the mornings, and I've grown fond of the "Local on the 8s" segment. Apart from actually appreciating knowledge of the forecast, it seems that some of the muzac that they play is pretty groovy. Not all of it, mind you, but if I had to estimate, I'd say that better than half of it keeps my interest. It actually gets a little groove going in the two minutes or so that it plays. The jazzy piano, the moody bass, even the retro guitar sound -- it's a guilty pleasure.
This does not, however, excuse the fact that they have three or so news people at a desk to report weather. It's pretty silly to watch them pass of segments to one another. "And now to you, Chet, with the weather!" "Let's check in now with Terry with a report on the weather!" It's a little silly.
Come to think of it, it's like a little variety show in the morning: two minute jams interrupted by six minutes of vaudeville news-casting. It's probably middle-age setting in, or perhaps it's a case of morning delirium, but I had to share my affinity for the groovy muzac that is TWC Jamz.
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- Life in General
- Posted on
- 2006-01-16